•2) The baths area symbolises the ruins of modernity already prevalent in other western countries.
•Dun Laoghaire is one of the few areas in Ireland not to have experienced demographic growth. The last census recorded a slight decrease in population
•In Dun Laoghaire town currently there are 30 shops out of 240 empty and another 16 for let or sale.
•With some parts of the town decayed the baths can symbolise the ruins of modernity in Celtic Tiger Ireland.